Legendary tribute to ocean racing
Since its launch more than 50 years ago, the Corum Admiral's Cup series has been associated with the ocean.
The series was named after the Admiral's Cup race, launched by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in 1956, and takes inspiration from maritime influences. Following its decision to divide the range into three distinct segments last year - clearly delineating classic, sports and extreme-condition timepieces - the Legend classic line expands with four new models showing off strong aesthetics and technical expertise.
The Admiral's Cup Legend 42 Annual Calendar pays tribute to traditional watchmaking techniques with a complication once only available from the likes of Patek Philippe. Calendar functions are displayed on the dial with the months indicated via a subdial at 6 o'clock, with dates marked around the dial by a central hand. The self-winding movement automatically makes adjustments for the number of days of a month, with the exception of February, which requires a manual adjustment.
In red gold or steel, with a silver-toned or anthracite dial, the watch pays attention to functional details.
The Admiral's Cup Legend 42 Chrono combines elegant aesthetics with the sporting heritage of the series and includes a COSC-certified chronograph movement powered by a Caliber CO983. Beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour, the movement includes a 42-hour power reserve in addition to the chronograph and time functions.
Admiral's Cup timepieces are identified by a characteristic 12-sided bezel, but in this model it takes on its softest lines yet with streamlined chronograph pushers reinforcing a desire for elegance. The Admiral's Cup Legend 42 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor turns Corum's technical sophistication up a notch and shows off the 12mm tourbillon carriage in all its finery at 6 o'clock. The watch is limited to 120 pieces.
The last of the new releases in the series is the Admiral's Cup Legend 38 Mystery Moon for women. It includes a Corum-patented complication that marks a first for the Admiral's Cup collection.
Powered by a self-winding Caliber CO384, the jumping moon-phase and date display play a game of chase around the dial. The date disc at 2 o'clock represents the eye of a sunburst motif shining across the dial; the mother-of-pearl dial rotates once every 31 days. A year ago, Corum debuted titanium in its Golden Bridge series, in its 'floating' baguette movement - until then only made from gold - and giving its flagship masterpiece a contemporary makeover. This year, the Ti-Bridge Power Reserve combines titanium with red gold, creating a new interpretation of the Ti-Bridge range. The hand-wound baguette Caliber CO107 movement is crafted from titanium and contrasted with a red gold case, surrounding a luminescent-coated dial that makes it easier to read in the dark.
The movement includes a linear power-reserve achieved by fitting the movement with a satellite train visible on one side but invisible when looking face-on to the watch.
Top mechanics were necessary to achieve this, with a differential system of three wheels, including an offset planetary wheel, among its horological accomplishments. The planetary wheel spins on its axis or around the two other wheels, according to its rotation, linking the barrel and winding stem to the power-reserve indicator.
Corum fitted the power reserve indicator to a sliding piece of phosphate nickel, guaranteeing an extremely accurate indication of the three-day power reserve.
